Dear Vice President Pence: Stop Peddling False Hope to Patients

Dear Vice President Pence: Stop Peddling False Hope to Patients
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Dear Vice President Pence,

Two weeks ago, you met with several families and encouraged them to lobby Congress for a federal ‘Right to Try' law, which would allow people with fatal illnesses to gain access to experimental medicines, even though they are not enrolled in a clinical trial.

The 'Right to Try' movement has an admirable goal: Giving hope to dying patients. Unfortunately, it's misguided, our columnist writes.



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